(Download a higher resolution picture
by clicking on any picture below.) Kern County Airshow, October 1,
2003
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The Canadian Snowbirds headlined the Kern County Airshow.
Canadair CT-114 Tutor, 114013,
Canadian Snowbirds #1.
Canadair CT-114 Tutors of the
Canadian Snowbirds.
The Canadian Snowbirds ground crew
perform a precision drill during the pre-flight show.
Canadair CT-114 Tutors of the
Canadian Snowbirds
Canadair CT-114 Tutor, 114013, #1
of the Canadian Snowbirds takes off into a left turn.
Canadair CT-114 Tutor, 114076,
Canadian Snowbirds #4.
Canadair CT-114 Tutor, 114159,
Canadian Snowbirds #5.
Canadair CT-114 Tutor, 114085, #9
of the Canadian Snowbirds takes off into a right turn.
The formation of nine Tutors
approached the airshow from behind the crowd.
Canadair CT-114 Tutors of the
Canadian Snowbirds.
The solo pilots made several
head-on crossover passes.
The two solo pilots broke away from
the formation and the remaining seven planes made loops and rolls
in a number of different formations.
The formation of nine dives toward
the crowd and splits into a burst.
The formation of nine approaches
the airshow from the front and breaks into another burst.
The nine-plane, diamond-formation
photo pass.
The Canadian Snowbirds show closed
with an overflight by the nine Tutors in line-abreast formation.
Lonny headed for his car before the
Snowbirds landed to get closer to home before it got dark.
Canadair CT-114 Tutor, 114085, #9
of the Canadian Snowbirds taxis in at the end of the show.
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the Kern County Airshow display features hot air balloons,
several aerobatic performances, visits by an AV-8B Harrier and a
few F/A-18E Super Hornets of VX-9 based at China Lake Naval Air
Weapons Station, and an F-15 Eagle from the 412th Test Wing based
at Edwards Air Force Base.
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